Fastener.



F. S. HAZELTON! FASTENER- A PPLICATIGN FILED JAN. 8. I917 Lmwm; Patented0ct.16,1917.

Witnesses Attorneys ventor FRED S. HAZELTON, OF NORTON, KANSAS.

FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

Application filed January 8, 1917. Serial No. 141,318.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED S. HAZELTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norton, in the county of Norton and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Fastener, of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of the present invention to provide novel means wherebyopposed portions of an article of any kind, such as the upper of a shoe,may be drawn together and fastened.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a fastenerembodying the present invention, the parts being in the positions whichthey will assume when constituent elements of the fastener are partlyclosed together;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing the fastener in a closed orlocked position;

Fig. 3 is a plan of the base plate which is attached to one part of theshoe;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the tongue which cooperates with both base plates;

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the base plate which is attached to the upperpart of the shoe;

Fig. 6 is an elevation wherein a modified form of snap button appears.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates one side of theupper of a shoe. Attached to the under surface of the side 1 in anydesired way is a base plate 2 which may be of slightly taperedconstruction, as indicated in Fig. 5. The base plate 2 carries aprojecting resilient socket 3 which, if desired, may extend through theside 1 of the shoe. By means of a hinge 4:, the outer end of the baseplate 2 is attached to a tongue 5 which, as shown at 6, tapers inwardly,to define a reduced tip or end 7 The tongue 5 has an opening 12. Theother 10, the base plate 9 tapers toward the inner end. The inner end ofthe base plate 9' is provided with an undercut abutment 15 which may bebifurcated to form fingers 16. The base plate 9 carries a resilientbutton 14.

In practical operation, the end 7 of the tongue 5 is inserted into theundercut abutment 15, the fingers 16 facilitating such an operation. Thebase plate 2 is then pressed downwardly toward the base plate 9 and theopposed portions 1 and 8 of the shoe will be drawn together andtightened, transversely of the foot of the wearer. Ultimately, thebutton 14 on the base plate 9 passes through the opening 12 in thetongue 5 and engages with the socket 3 on the base plate 2.

The structure hereinbefore described preferably but not necessarily ismade of metal.

The socket 3 and the button 11- form, in effect, a snap fastener, and itis to be understood that this snap fastener may be of any desired form.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings, a modified form of the invention has beenshown. In Fig. 6 one part of the shoe or other article is denoted by thereference numeral 84, and the snap button includes a relatively rigidpart 35, and a resilient part 36 cooperating with the rigid part 35. Iam aware of the fact that no specific kind of a snap fastener can beclaimed in this application, and Fig. 6 is introduced for the purpose ofmaking it evident that the snap fastener or button may be of any form.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is An article ofwearing apparel comprising side members; a base plate attached to theupper surface of one side member; a tongue hinged at its outer end tothe outer end of the base plate and lying beneath the base plate, thetongue being provided at its inner end with a reduced tip and having anopening intermediate its ends; a second base plate lying beneath thetongue and secured to the outer surface of the other side member, thesecond base plate being provided.

atits inner end with an undercut abutment in which the tip is removablyseated, the abutment being bifurcated to direct the tip into theundercut portion of the abutment; as my own, I have hereto affixed mysignaand separalble, coaciizg Efitstening telemgnts ture in the presenceof two Witnesses.

permanent y secure 0 e respec ive ase plates, one fastening elementextending FRED HAZELTON' through the opening in the tongue, to engageWitnesses:

with the other fastening element. WILLIAM A. Boom,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing H. M. JoNEs.

Copies oi this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

